Pitbull hunting at the eastern end of Toronto .. The man and his pet were attacked at Greenwood Park.
Kurt Martin and his wife were walking on Greenwood Avenue when the unstringed pitbull in the park rushed to attack the little dog.
"Fortunately, both me and our little dog can get out of this with minor injuries," Martin said Thursday, explaining the cuts and bruises he experienced from the attack. Did. "But trauma is a little more influential."
Martin was told by the vet that his dog's padded harness could protect her from more severe injuries. ..
His current goal is to find a dog and its owner and prevent this from happening to anyone else.
Martin and his wife posted on social media and sent physical notices to nearby meetinghouses and stores.
"I'm not entirely sure if the dog was a pitbull. It could have been a mix of some kind of bull," Martin said, and he's not going to look down on the breed. I explained that. "This is only useful as a way to describe and locate the dog."
He said that dog attacks were the most horrifying experience he had ever had. I said that.
"I'm not exaggerating," he said.
The attacking dog rushed from the park to where he was walking, so no one had time to think.
"And the dog stood on us. I saw the dog open his jaw and put the dog's head in his mouth. The sound of our dog ringing. — Just a bloody bark, "he said.
"I didn't have time to think about anything. When it hung on our dog, I could think," Our dog is dead. " It was just that. If I don't do anything now, our dog will surely be beaten to death.
Martin was caught up in a fight, hitting a dog attacking with his nose and grabbing the dog in his arm. Frighteningly, he said the Pitbull continued to rush into him and his dog.
He fell on Greenwood's road and the Pitbull grabbed the dog again. When the animal could be regained, he competed across the street and stood on someone's porch.
His hands were bleeding. He could see the two holding down the other dog.
When Martin saw the dog tied up again, he crossed the street and exchanged information with his owner, asking about the animal's immunity.
The man immediately ran north with his dog. The woman refused to speak to Martin's wife, who asked for her name and phone number.
According to Martin, the woman "I'm not going to entertain this conversation," she said.
"What happened indicates that the dog has done this before. These owners keep this dog, which tends to be aggressive, in a leash. I'm careless enough, "he said.
Martin stated that his adolescent son and his wife often walk dogs alone.
"This can happen again in a child. It's an irresponsible dog owner and needs to explain their carelessness. They just can't wipe this out," he said. Said.
Martin said the man who accompanied the dog was 35-40 years old, had a large body, black hair, and was 5-10-6 feet tall.
He has a certain haircut, his sides and back shaved, but his crown is long, probably a bun.
"I just want this to never happen to anyone else, so that this dog never puts anyone in this position again," Martin said.
Witnesses have already talked about animal management in the city of Toronto. If you have any information related to this incident, please callJodi Savage at Animal Services (416-984-7918).
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